FinTech

Modulr, the business-to-business payment specialist with a growing Edinburgh presence, is to kick off its “accountancy innovation roadshow” in the Scottish capital next week.

Tech start-up ePOS Hybrid is targeting a string of new investors as it seeks to raise £250,000, adding to funding recently secured from US backers.

Start-up PolyDigi Tech will create more than a dozen Edinburgh jobs after securing funding from Scottish Enterprise.

Tech consultancy Sopra Steria is encouraging financial services and fintechs to work more closely to help protect vulnerable customers.

With stock markets tumbling across the globe due to the uncertainties surrounding coronavirus, it seems that Bitcoin is where investors have put their cash. Over the last week, the cryptocurrency has risen 22 per cent. After an all-time high close to $20,000 in 2017, the next peak was just under $13,000 in 2019. Where is this digital coin expected to go from here?

Nucleus Financial Group, the Edinburgh-based fintech business, has seen its assets under administration pass through the £16 billion mark after seeing a “marked improvement” in fund inflows.

British fintechs are leading the way as the Europe’s capital for fintech investment, attracting almost $5 billion (£3.8bn) in the past year.

FinTech Scotland has had a double boost as it looks to strengthen the sector’s standing on the world stage.

A Scottish tech start-up launched in April has already broken into the overseas market, closing out the year with around 200 clients.

An Edinburgh fintech has unveiled a major client win after launching its latest online investment software.

Scotland has seen a 60 per cent surge in the number of financial technology businesses in the past 12 months as the country establishes itself as a global hub for high-growth fintech firms.

Glasgow-based Beeks ­Financial Cloud Group has pushed the button on expansion plans after securing grant funding towards a multi-million-pound project.

Sir Richard Branson has named Scottish fintech Sustainably as his start-up of the year.

A fledgling Edinburgh fintech led by a trio of Scottish tech veterans has secured six-figure seed funding to create jobs and develop its offering as it prepares for product launch.

EedenBull, the fintech launching a tech hub in Edinburgh, has received a funding boost after ­partnering with a major Norwegian bank.